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Uncategorized Published - 9 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Closing the Chasm: Understanding and Addressing the Anesthesia Workforce Supply and Demand Imbalance

Authors: Amr E. Abouleish, M.D., M.B.A. et al  Anesthesiology August 2024, Vol. 141, 238–249. The imbalance in anesthesia workforce supply and demand has been exacerbated post-COVID due to a surge in demand for anesthesia care, especially in non–operating room anesthetizing sites, at a faster rate than the increase in anesthesia clinicians. The consequences of this imbalance […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Care: Opportunities and Challenges

Authors: Lichy Han, M.D., Ph.D. et al The Stanford Anesthesia AI Working Group Anesthesiology August 2024, Vol. 141, 379–387. The field of anesthesiology, perioperative, and pain medicine has long relied on expert clinical judgment and experience to manage patient care.  However, as the amount of data generated increases and the complexity of care continues to grow, anesthesia […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Association between Preoperative Blood Pressures and Postoperative Adverse Events

Authors: Jeremy P. Walco, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2024, Vol. 141, 272–285. Background The relationship between postoperative adverse events and blood pressures in the preoperative period remains poorly understood. This study tested the hypothesis that day-of-surgery preoperative blood pressures are associated with postoperative adverse events. Methods The authors conducted a retrospective, observational study of adult […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist

Anesthesiology August 2024, Vol. 141, A13–A15. Beta-blockers after myocardial infarction and preserved ejection fraction. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:1372–81. PMID: 38587241. The efficacy of β-blocker use after myocardial infarction for secondary prevention is controversial. This parallel-group, open-label trial (September 2017 to May 2023; 45 centers in Sweden, Estonia, and New Zealand) of patients with acute […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
The opioid addiction epidemic and its impact on health care costs

Authors: Brocha Kagan, PA-C KevinMD.com The opioid addiction crisis has escalated into a formidable challenge within the U.S. health care system, causing widespread devastation. The opioid epidemic has not only devastated communities and individual lives but has also inflicted a substantial economic toll on the health care system. The opioid epidemic has led to a […]

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